A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Uyuni in Bolivia. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/09/20 / 2020-09-07 00:00:36 / September 7, 2020 @ 12:00 am. Unique identifier: us7000bj3k. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000bj3k. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:00:36 / 12:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -67.5354 West, latitude -20.8385 South, depth = 223.09 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 223.09 km (139 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Colchani, Uyuni (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Colchani (c. 12 000 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Uyuni (c. 10 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 85 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia.
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